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Privacy policy

Effective: October 23, 2017

BBC, nv (“BBC,” “we,” “us,” “our”) is committed to letting you know how we will collect and use your personally identifiable information. This Privacy Statement is applicable to your use of the BBC’s websites (the “Website”). We have established this Privacy Statement to let you know the kinds of information we may gather when you use the Website, why we gather your information, what we use your information for, when we might disclose your information, and how you can manage your information.

This Privacy Statement does not apply to information that users may submit to us offline, by email or other electronic file transmission not facilitated by our Website, or to third-party websites that may be linked to or from the Website. We are not responsible for the actions and privacy policies of third-party websites.

By using the Website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Statement. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Statement, please do not use the Website. We reserve the right to modify the terms of this Privacy Statement from time to time. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes will mean you accept those changes.

Data collection

We may collect two basic types of information about users of the Website.

Information you give us: We receive and store information you enter on our Websites or give us in any other way, including your name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and job application.

Information we collect automatically: We collect information about your use of our Website, such as the pages you view and other interactions you have. We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with our Websites. This information includes device and connection information such as statistics on your page views, traffic to and from our Website, referral URL, ad data, your IP address, and device identifiers.

Cookies & Tracking Technologies

The Website uses “cookies” to collect information about your visit and to manage your preferences. A cookie is a small computer code added to a file on your computer as a record of its visit. It does not collect or provide your personal information. It can, however, be used to note information about your visit, such as your type of web browser, operating system and Internet Protocol ("IP") address, to better tailor the Website for you. We may share information obtained from the varying kinds of cookies with third parties, including vendors, advertisers and others. You can control what cookies are accepted by your device through the settings on your browser or by deleting them. Doing so, however, may limit the personalization available to you.

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. on our Website. These analytics services use cookies or other tracking technologies to help us analyze how users interact with and use the Website, compile reports on activity, and provide other analytical services and reports. The technologies used by these analytics services may collect information such as your IP address, time of visit, whether you are a return visitor, any referring website, and other information. Our Website does not use these analytics services to gather information that personally identifies you. The information generated by Google Analytics will be transmitted to and stored by Google and will be subject to Google’s privacy policies. To learn more about Google’s partner services and to learn how to opt out of tracking of analytics by Google click here.

BBC uses the HubSpot inbound marketing and sales platform on its Website. HubSpot tracks and analyzes visitors’ behavior and connects that data to their personal profile. By using HubSpot software, BBC respects all relevant privacy legislation. BBC refrains vehemently from sharing or selling the gathered data to third parties. Additionally, HubSpot respects the European laws on privacy, data privacy and security.

Please note that, although your device may include “Do Not Track” functionality, BBC’s information collection and disclosure practices will continue to operate as described in this Privacy Policy, whether or not a Do Not Track signal is received.

How we use cookies

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Why we use cookies

Preferences

We use cookies to remember your preferences and language selection.

Security

We use cookies to signal and prevent security threats.

Performance

We use cookies to gather information on how visitors behave on our website.When filling in a form that data will be linked to the information we have gathered.

Analysis

We use cookies to help us improves our content and services.

Advertisements

We might use cookies to advertise content or events about B2B or HR marketing.

Data transmission

Effective: May 25, 2018

BBC treats all data with respect and does everything within its power to be GDPR compliant. If you want to provide us with your own or your clients’ data, please upload your database in the BBC Database Center. That way we can make sure the data is stored correctly on a secure server, processed according to the GDPR legislation, and deleted automatically 10 days after submission.